Paper-bag holder.



PATENTED lMAY 7,- 1907.

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W. E. MORROW.

. PAPER BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12,1906.

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PATIENT OFFICE.

WILLIAlVI E. MORROW, OF STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

PAPER-BAG HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratented May 7, 1907.

Application filed November 12, 1906. Serial No. 343,018.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. MoRRow, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Steubenville, in the county of Jeerson and `Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-BagHolders, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to paper bag holders, and its primary object isto provide a simple, inexpensive device for holding paper bags inconvenient position for use in store rooms.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter indicated, with novel means for automatically forcing the bagsoutward in position to be grasped by the hand and readily withdrawn fromthe holder.-

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of thisspecification, and its novel features will be dened in the appendedclaims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a bag holderembodying the invention, Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, andFig. 3 is a top plan view of the device.

The reference numeral 1 designates a board serving 'as a verticalsupport for the bags, and mounted upon feet 2 to support the device inupright position upon a counter. If preferred however, the board 1 maybe provided at its upper edge with screw eyes 3 to which cords 4 areattached to suspend the holder in a position convenient for use.

To each side of the board adjacent to its lower edge is secured a shelf5 preferably of sheet metal having its edges bent upward to provide aninner flange 6 for securing the shelf and an outer flange 7 serving as aguard to retain the lower ends of the bags in position. The shelves 5are downwardly inclined to support the bags 8 in inclined position, asshown.-

Secured to each side of the board 1 are a plurality of downwardlyinclined bails 9 arranged at different elevations to support bags ofdifferent height. Upon each of the bails 9 is a slide 10 comprising ablock formed with openings through which the arms of the bails extend.These slides are adapted to rest behind the stacks of bags, and serve topush the latter forward so that their lower folded ends 11 will projectin readiness to be grasped and withdrawn.

The utility and operation of the improvement will be readily understood.The device is adapted to hold bags of different sizes and the slides 10serve to automatically force the bags forward into position for use, thedownward inclination of the bails permitting the slides to move forwardby gravity.

It will be apparent that any desired number of bails may be employed,and that'the invention is not restricted to the exact constructionshown, but includes all such modifications as may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the terms and scope of the claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is :i

1. In a holder for paper bags, the combination of a vertically disposedboard, bag supporting shelves arranged at an inclination on each side ofthe board along the lower end thereof, each shelf comprising a plateflanged upwardly at its inner edge and secured to the board and having aflange on its outer edge constituting a bag guard, a plurality of bagholding bails fixedly secured at their inner ends to the board andarranged at different heights on said board, and slides on said bailsbetween which and the closed outer ends of the bails the paper bags arereceived.

2. In a holder for paper bags, the combination of a supporting board,two inclined supporting shelves arranged one at each side of the boardalong the lower edge thereof, each shelf adapted to support a series ofpackages of paper bags of different hei hts, and a plurality of bailsfixedly secure at their inner ends to the board and arranged atdifferent heights on said board to hold packages of paper bags ofvarious heights, and a slide on each bail between which and the outerends of the bails the bags are received, substantially as described.

3. A bag holder comprising a vertical support, an inclined shelf securedto said support adjacent its lower edge and extending throughout thewidth of the support to sup- IOO port a plurality of' packages of paperba s, In testimony whereof I affix my signature and a plurality of bailslixedly secured at t e in the presence of two witnesses.

inner ends to the Vertical support at different hei hts thereof toaccommodate paper bags WILLIAM E' MORROW 5 of iflerent lengths, and aslide on each bail, Witnesses:

between which and thel outer end of the bail WILLIAM S. MGCAUSLEN,

the paper bags are received. LYoURGUs S. MYERS.

